Sienna, the Renaissance city

In transit by Italy? Then we recommend you to visit the city of Sienna. It is a matter of an old city that according to account the legend was founded by Asquio and Senio ¿Who are they? You recall that the history says that Oar and Romulus founded Rome? Therefore Asquio and Senio are the children of Oar! (to see hotels in Rome)

Sienna is located on 3 hills and in some passed time was an Etruscan settlement, but also a Roman colony. You knew that in the century V was headquarters of a Christian bishopric? Also it was property of the Visconti, of Pandolfo Petrucci and then submitted by Florence (to see hotels in Florence)! At present Sienna preserve the aspect that had in passed centuries and harbors to a series of monuments that is worth while to travel through…

Sienna is a special city for the lovers of the art ¿What offers us the city? A beautiful one to get dark in the circular Piazza of the Field. It is interesting to know that this done plaza of brick is divided into 9 parts, each one of them symbolizes to one of the members of the “Government from the Nine” of the Middle Ages. How interesting! Do not forget to lend attention to the Fonte Gaia located in the plaza, which is decorated with boards carved. What can we find on the other side of the plaza? To the Tower of the Mangia. Is a matter of a bell tower of 100 meters of high. The best of all is that you can elevate and to take marvelous photographs pans of the city! If we walk a little we will find to the Civic Museum ¿Ready to see some works of art? Here we will be able to appreciate trípticos medieval, as well as rural scenes of the Renaissance of the 18th century.

Some another interesting monument? Yes, the Gothic Cathedral of Sienna that dates from the century XII. You knew that the main facade of this place was work of Giovanni Pisano? Yes, upon entering you should put special attention in the pulpit octogonal maintained by lions, the mosaics, the marvelous boards of marble; in the baptiserio the baptismal battery of bas-reliefs of Donatello, Ghiberti, and Jacopo Della Quercia as well as the two unknown sculptures of Miguel Angel, which represent to San Pedro and to San Pablo.

Do not stop visiting the Museum of the Opera of the Cathedral where will find to the Maestà, the masterpiece of Duccio I gave Buoninsegna. You can neither stop visiting the Palace Piccolomini, if are a to continue of the Renaissance architecture will charm you!